Compensating the exposure, N (p43), P43) – Panasonic DMC-LC5PP User Manual
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Compensating the Exposure
If there is a difference between the subject 
and background brightness, since you 
cannot set the correct exposure, you can 
compensate it.
[Preparation]
• Set the operational mode dial and REC 
mode dial. (P25)
1
Press the [
] button to
select [
EXPOSURE].
2
Press 2/1 to compensate the 
exposure.
• You can compensate from -2 EV to
+2 EV with 0.25 EV step.
(EV is an abbreviation of Exposure 
Value, and it is the amount of light 
given to the CCD by the aperture 
value and the shutter speed.
EV0: the exposure capacity with the 
aperture value F1.0 and the shutter 
speed 1 second
When the aperture value or shutter 
speed rises, EV1, EV2, EV3... rise 
too.)
• The compensation state is not
reflected on the LCD monitor.
3
Press the [REVIEW/SET] button.
• The compensation window will close.
4
Take a picture.
• The recording method is the same as
in “Taking Pictures (AUTO Mode)”. 
(P28)
• When the shutter speed is faster than 1/500, the range of aperture value
which is possible to compensate exposure will be limited. (
A)
• In AUTO [
], manual exposure [
] or motion image [
] mode, it is not
possible to compensate exposure.
EXPOSURE
EXIT:
8 - 1/500
2.0 - 8.0
5.6 - 8.0
8.0
1/750
1/1000
Shutter speed Aperture value
